Electronic display mounting devices, cabinets including same, and methods of mounting electronic displays

ABSTRACT

Mounting devices for mounting an electronic display device to a surface include an elongated track or rail, a guide member, and a bracket member. The guide is coupled to the track or rail and can be slid along a length thereof The bracket is attached to the guide on a side thereof opposite the track or rail. A first portion of the bracket extends laterally from the guide between first and second ends. The first end is coupled to the guide and can be rotated relative thereto. The second end of the first portion of the bracket is attached to the second portion thereof, and may be attached to an electronic display device. Cabinets include such mounting devices attached to a bottom surface thereof. Methods for mounting an electronic display device to a cabinet are also disclosed.

TECHNICAL FIELD

Generally, the present invention relates to devices for mountingelectronic displays, such as computer monitors and televisions, tocabinets, ceilings, walls, and other devices and surfaces, to cabinetsincluding such mounting devices, and to methods of mounting electronicdisplays to cabinets, ceilings, walls, and other devices and surfaces.

BACKGROUND

It is often necessary or desirable to mount an electronic display to asurface, such as a surface of a wall. Mounting devices, which are oftenreferred to as mounting brackets, have been developed that can beattached to an electronic display and bolted or screwed to a surface towhich it is desired to mount the electronic display. Such mountingdevices are often designed to enable a person to tilt or rotate theelectronic display attached thereto. There is a continuing need in theart, however, for mounting devices for electronic displays that have asimple construction and design, but that provide for a wide range ofmovement within three-dimensional space.

BRIEF SUMMARY OF THE INVENTION

In some embodiments, the present invention includes mounting devices formounting an electronic display device to a surface. The mounting devicescan include an elongated track or rail, a guide member, and a bracketmember. The guide member is coupled to the elongated track or rail, andcan be slid along a length of the elongated track or rail. The bracketmember is attached to the guide member on a side thereof opposite theelongated track or rail and includes a first portion and a secondportion. The first portion of the bracket member extends laterally fromthe guide member between a first end and a second end. The first end ofthe first portion of the bracket member is coupled to the guide memberand can be rotated relative to the guide member. The second portion ofthe bracket member is configured for attachment to an electronic displaydevice, and may be pivotably coupled to the second end of the firstportion of the bracket member.

In additional embodiments, the present invention includes cabinets thatinclude a front surface, at least one side surface, and a bottomsurface. The cabinets further include a mounting device attached to thebottom surface thereof that includes an elongated track or rail, a guidemember, and a bracket member. The guide member is coupled to theelongated track or rail, and can be slid along a length of the elongatedtrack or rail. The bracket member is attached to the guide member on aside thereof opposite the elongated track or rail and includes a firstportion and a second portion. The first portion of the bracket memberextends laterally from the guide member between a first end and a secondend. The first end of the first portion of the bracket member is coupledto the guide member and can be rotated relative to the guide member. Thesecond portion of the bracket member is configured for attachment to anelectronic display device, and may be pivotably coupled to the secondend of the first portion of the bracket member.

In yet further embodiments, the present invention includes methods ofmounting an electronic display device to a cabinet. An elongated trackor rail is attached to a bottom surface of at least a portion of acabinet having a front surface and at least one lateral side surface. Aguide member is coupled to the elongated track or rail, and theelongated track or rail and the guide member are configured to enablethe guide member to slide along the elongated track or rail. A firstportion of a bracket member is coupled to the guide member on a sidethereof opposite the elongated track or rail, and the guide member andthe first portion of the bracket member are configured to enable thefirst portion of the bracket member to rotate relative to the guidemember. An electronic display device is attached to a second portion ofthe bracket member.

BRIEF DESCRIPTION OF THE SEVERAL VIEWS OF THE DRAWINGS

While the specification concludes with claims particularly pointing outand distinctly claiming that which is regarded as the present invention,the advantages of this invention may be more readily ascertained fromthe description of the invention when read in conjunction with theaccompanying drawings, in which:

FIG. 1 is an isometric view of an example embodiment of a mountingdevice of the present invention;

FIG. 2 is another enlarged, partial isometric view of the mountingdevice shown in FIG. 1;

FIG. 3 is another enlarged, partial isometric view of the mountingdevice shown in FIGS. 1 and 2;

FIG. 4 is a partial cross-sectional view of a portion of the mountingdevice shown in FIGS. 1 through 3;

FIGS. 5A and 5B are front and top views, respectively, illustrating themounting device shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 in a first configuration;

FIGS. 6A and 6B are simplified front and top views, respectively,illustrating the mounting device shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 in a secondconfiguration;

FIGS. 7A and 7B are simplified front and top views, respectively,illustrating the mounting device shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 in a thirdconfiguration;

FIGS. 8A and 8B are simplified front and top views, respectively,illustrating the mounting device shown in FIGS. 1 through 4 in a fourthconfiguration;

FIG. 9 is a partial isometric view of an example embodiment of a cabinetof the present invention that includes an electronic display devicemounted thereto using a mounting device as shown in FIGS. 1 through 4;

FIG. 10 is a partial isometric view of the cabinet shown in FIG. 9illustrating the electronic display device and the mounting device inanother position on the cabinet; and

FIG. 11 is a partial isometric view of the cabinet shown in FIGS. 9 and10 illustrating the electronic display device and the mounting device inyet another position on the cabinet.

DETAILED DESCRIPTION OF THE INVENTION

The illustrations presented herein are not meant to be actual views ofany particular material, apparatus, system, or method, but are merelyidealized representations which are employed to describe the presentinvention. Additionally, elements common between figures may retain thesame numerical designation.

An example embodiment of a mounting device 10 of the present inventionis shown in FIGS. 1 through 4. The mounting device 10 may be used tomount an electronic display device, such as a flat-panel television orcomputer monitor, to a surface. For example, the mounting device 10 maybe used to mount an electronic display device to a surface of a wall,ceiling, cabinet, table, or any other piece of furniture having at leastone planar and rigid surface. Referring to the embodiment shown in FIG.1, the mounting device 10 includes an elongated rail or track 12, aguide member 14 coupled to the track 12 and configured to slide alongthe length thereof, and a bracket member 16 attached to the guide member14 on a side thereof opposite the track 12. The bracket member 16 isconfigured to rotate or pivot relative to the guide member 14. Each ofthese components of the mounting device 10 is described in furtherdetail below.

The track 12 is an elongated member having one or more features thatcooperate with the guide member to retain the guide member 14 thereon asthe guide member 14 is slid back and forth along the length of the track12 between a first longitudinal end 18A and a second longitudinal end18B of the track 12. In the embodiment shown in FIGS. 1 through 4, thetrack 12 includes a central base portion 20 (FIG. 4) having a mountingsurface 21 that may be abutted against a surface to which the track 12is to be attached (e.g., a surface of a ceiling or cabinet). Two lateralrails 22 are provided on each of two opposite lateral sides of thecentral base portion 20. In some embodiments, the rails 22 may have agenerally circular cross-sectional shape. The two lateral rails 22 maybe integrally formed with the central base portion 20, and a relativelythin bridge or rib member 24 (FIG. 4) extending between the central baseportion 20 and each of the respective rails 22 to support the same. Aplurality of screw or bolt holes 26 (FIGS. 1 and 3) may be providedthrough the central base portion 20 of the track 12 to enable the trackto be screwed to or bolted on a surface to which the mounting device 10is to be attached. As described in further detail below, the track 12may be generally disposed in a plane that is parallel to a surface towhich the mounting device 10 is to be attached.

The guide member 14 is operably coupled to the track 12 and isconfigured to cooperate with and slide longitudinally along the track12. In the embodiments shown in FIGS. 1 through 4, the guide member 14is generally disposed on a side of the track 12 opposite the mountingsurface 21 of the central base portion 20 of the track 12, as shown inFIG. 4. The guide member 14 includes two grip members 28, each of whichis configured to receive one of the two lateral rails 22 of the track12. In other words, the grip members 28 may comprise a recess, or may beshaped to define a groove, for receiving one of the two lateral rails 22of the track 12. The grip members 28 may be secured to a plate member29. In some embodiments, the grip members 28 and the plate member 29 maybe secured together using bolts (not shown). In other embodiments, thegrip members 28 and the plate member 29 may be secured together bywelding or using an adhesive. As shown in FIGS. 2 through 4, the guidemember 14 also may comprise a pin member 30, which may be used to couplethe bracket member 16 to the guide member 14. The pin member 30 mayextend from the plate member 29 in a direction opposite the track 12. Insome embodiments, the pin member 30 may be integrally formed with theplate member 29.

The track 12 and guide member 14 may comprise, for example, acommercially available linear guide system such as, for example, the 2DADual Shaft RoundRail Linear Guide System sold by Danaher Motion, ofWashington, D.C.

With continued reference to FIGS. 1 through 4, the bracket member 16 maybe attached to the guide member 14 on a side thereof opposite the track12. The bracket member 16 may comprise a first portion 32 and a secondportion 34.

The first portion 32 of the bracket member 16 may have a first end 33Athereof and a second, opposite end 33B, and may extend from the guidemember 14 in a lateral direction relative to a plane in which the track12 is disposed that is oriented parallel to the mounting surface 21 ofthe track 12. The first end 33A of the first portion 32 of the bracketmember 16 may be rotatably coupled to the guide member 14. By way ofexample and not limitation, the first end 33A of the first portion 32 ofthe bracket member 16 may be coupled to the pin member 30 and configuredto rotate about the pin member 30. In this configuration, the firstportion 32 of the bracket member 16 may be rotated relative to the guidemember 14.

The second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 is configured forattachment to an electronic display device. By way of example and notlimitation, the second portion 34 may comprise a plurality of screw orbolt holes 38 (FIGS. 1 and 2). An electronic display device may beabutted against the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16, andscrews or bolts may be inserted through the second portion 34 of thebracket member 16 and fastened to the electronic display device tosecure the electronic display device to the second portion 34 of thebracket member 16.

Referring briefly to FIG. 6A, the second portion 34 of the bracketmember 16 may extend from the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16at an angle Φ that is less than one hundred and eighty degrees (180°).In some embodiments, the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 mayextend from the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16 at an angle Φthat is between about sixty degrees (60°) and about one hundred andtwenty degrees (120°). By way of example and not limitation, the secondportion 34 of the bracket member 16 may extend from the first portion 32of the bracket member 16 at an angle Φ that is about ninety degrees(90°).

In some embodiments, the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 maybe pivotably coupled to the second end 33B of the first portion 32 ofthe bracket member 16 by, for example, a conventional hinge joint. Inthis configuration, a tilt angle of an electronic display deviceattached to the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 may beadjusted by a user after attaching the mounting device 10 to a surfaceand securing the electronic display device to the bracket member 16. Byway of example and not limitation, the second portion 34 of the bracketmember 16 may extend from the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16at an angle Φ that is adjustable between about sixty degrees (60°) andabout one hundred and twenty degrees (120°).

In this configuration, an electronic display device attached to thesecond portion 34 of the bracket member 16 may be provided in a numberof positions within three-dimensional space, as will be apparent fromthe description below.

As shown in FIG. 1, in some embodiments, the mounting device 10 also maycomprise a bracket 42 for supporting a keyboard (e.g., a keyboard forinputting data into a computer device) or other device thereon. Thebracket 42 may comprise a wire or rod that has been bent and formed soas to form a support structure for supporting a keyboard therein, asshown in FIG. 1.

The mounting device 10 is shown in a first configuration in FIGS. 5A and5B, in which the guide member 16 is positioned at the first longitudinalend 18A of the track 12. The first portion 32 and the second portion 34of the bracket member 16 may be generally disposed within a plane P₁₆.As shown in FIG. 5A, the plane P₁₆ in which the first portion 32 and thesecond portion 34 of the bracket member 16 are disposed may be orientedgenerally perpendicular to a plane P₁₂ in which the track 12 isdisposed, the plane P₁₂ being oriented parallel to the mounting surface21 of the track 12. In other words, the track 12 is orientedperpendicular to the plane P₁₆.

In some embodiments of the present invention, the first portion 32 ofthe bracket member 16 may be rotatable through at least ninety degrees(90°) relative to the track 12. In additional embodiments, the firstportion 32 of the bracket member 16 may be rotatable through at leastone-hundred and eighty degrees (180°) relative to the track 12. In yetfurther embodiments, the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16 maybe rotatable through three-hundred and sixty degrees (360°) relative tothe track 12.

The mounting device 10 is shown in a second configuration in FIGS. 6Aand 6B, in which the guide member 16 is also positioned at the firstlongitudinal end 18A of the track 12. In the configuration shown inFIGS. 6A and 6B, the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16 has beenrotated ninety degrees from the position shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B. Asshown in FIG. 6B, in this configuration, the track 12 is also disposedgenerally within the plane P₁₆ in which the first portion 32 and thesecond portion 34 of the bracket member 16 are disposed. In other words,the track 12 extends parallel to the plane P₁₆ and is disposed withinthe plane P₁₆. In this position, the first portion 32 of the bracketmember 16 may extend from the guide member 14 in a direction at leastsubstantially parallel to the track 12.

The mounting device 10 is shown in a third configuration in FIGS. 7A and7B, in which the guide member 16 is positioned at the secondlongitudinal end 18B of the track 12. In this configuration, the firstportion 32 of the bracket member 16 in oriented in the same directionrelative to the track 12 as that of the first configuration shown inFIGS. 5A and 5B. As shown in FIG. 7A, the plane P₁₆ in which the firstportion 32 and the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 aredisposed may be oriented generally perpendicular to a plane P₁₂ in whichthe track 12 is disposed, the plane P₁₂ being oriented parallel to themounting surface 21 of the track 12. In other words, the track 12 isoriented perpendicular to the plane P₁₆.

The mounting device 10 is shown in a fourth configuration in FIGS. 8Aand 8B, in which the guide member 16 is also positioned at the secondlongitudinal end 18B of the track 12. In the configuration shown inFIGS. 8A and 8B, the first portion 32 of the bracket member 16 has beenrotated ninety degrees from the position shown in FIGS. 7A and 7B. Asshown in FIG. 8B, in this fourth configuration, the track 12 is alsodisposed generally within the plane P₁₆ in which the first portion 32and the second portion 34 of the bracket member 16 are disposed. Inother words, the track 12 extends parallel to the plane P₁₆ and isdisposed within the plane P₁₆. In this position, the first portion 32 ofthe bracket member 16 may extend from the guide member 14 in a directionat least substantially parallel to the track 12, but opposite thedirection shown in FIGS. 6A and 6B.

In some embodiments, the bracket member 16 may be rotatable from any oneof the positions shown in FIGS. 5A-5B, 6A-6B, 7A-7B, and 8A-8B to any ofthe other positions shown in FIGS. 5A-5B, 6A-6B, 7A-7B, and 8A-8B, andmay be rotatable in either the clockwise or counter-clockwise direction.

Optionally, the mounting device 10 may comprise means for securing orbiasing the bracket member 16 in one or more positions relative to theguide member 14. By way of example and not limitation, the mountingdevice 10 may comprise means for securing or biasing the bracket member16 in one or more of the positions shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B, 6A and 6B,7A and 7B, and 8A-8B. As a non-limiting example, one or more protrusions(not shown) may be formed on a surface of the first portion 32 of thebracket member 16, and one or more recesses (not shown) having a sizeand shape complementary to those of the protrusions may be formed on asurface of the pin member 30 of the guide member 14. In thisconfiguration, the complementary protrusions and recesses may provide adetent mechanism for retaining the bracket member 16 in one or morerotational positions relative to the guide member 14 after the bracketmember 16 has been rotated to those rotational positions by a user.

In the configuration of the mounting device 10 disclosed above, anelectronic display device attached to the second portion 34 of thebracket member 16 may be moved to any longitudinal position relative tothe track 12, rotated to any desired rotational angle relative to theguide member 14 and the track 12, and may be tilted to a desired tiltangle relative to the guide member 14 and the track 12.

Embodiments of mounting devices of the present invention, such as themounting device 10 previously described herein with reference to FIGS. 1through 4, 5A-5B, 6A-6B, 7A-7B, and 8A-8B, may be used to mount anelectronic display device to a bottom surface of a cabinet to formadditional embodiments of the invention, as described in further detailbelow.

An example embodiment of a cabinet 100 of the present invention is shownin FIGS. 9 through 11. The cabinet 100 includes a lower portion 102 andan upper portion 104. The lower portion 102 of the cabinet 100 includesone or more storage compartments 108, which may comprise, for example,one or more drawers or shelves. The lower portion 102 of the cabinetalso comprises a top working surface 106. The upper portion 104 of thecabinet 100 also includes one or more storage compartments 110, whichalso may comprise, for example, one or more drawers or shelves. Theupper portion 104 of the cabinet 100 also includes a bottom surface 114.

The cabinet 100 also comprises an embodiment of a mounting device of thepresent invention, such as the mounting device 10 previously describedherein with reference to FIGS. 1 through 4. For example, a mountingdevice 10 as previously described herein may be mounted to the bottomsurface 114 of the upper portion 104 of the cabinet 100. An electronicdisplay device 130, such as, for example, a flat panel television or acomputer monitor, may be mounted to the cabinet 100 using the mountingdevice 10.

By way of example and not limitation, the central base portion 20 of themounting device 10 may be attached to the bottom surface 114 of theupper portion 104 of the cabinet 100 such that the bracket member 16hangs below the track 12. In this configuration, an electronic displaydevice 130 attached to he bracket member 16 may be suspended between theupper portion 104 and the lower portion 102 of the cabinet 100.

The track 12 of the mounting device 10 may be positioned on the bottomsurface 114 of the upper portion 104 of the cabinet such that the track12 extends at least generally parallel to the front surface 116 of theupper portion 104 of the cabinet 100, and at least generallyperpendicular to the lateral side surfaces 118 of the upper portion 104of the cabinet 100. Furthermore, the track 12 of the mounting device 10may have a selected length that enables the electronic display device130 attached to the mounting device 10 to be moved at leastsubstantially entirely across a full length (as measured between thelateral side surfaces 118) of the upper portion 104 of the cabinet 100.For example, FIG. 9 shows the electronic display device 130 positionedon the right hand side of the cabinet 100, with the front displaysurface 132 of the electronic display device 130 oriented toward thefront of the cabinet 100, and FIG. 10 shows the electronic displaydevice 130 positioned on the left hand side of the cabinet 100, with thefront display surface 132 of the electronic display device 130 orientedtoward the front of the cabinet 100. FIG. 11 shows the electronicdisplay device 130 positioned on the left hand side of the cabinet 100,with the front display surface 132 of the electronic display device 130oriented toward the left lateral side of the cabinet 100.

The track 12 may be positioned a selected distance from the frontsurface 116 (or a selected average distance in embodiments in which thefront surface 116 is not planar) to cause a front display surface 132 ofthe electronic display device 130 to be disposed within a certain,preselected distance from the front surface 116 when the electronicdisplay device 130 is oriented toward the front of the cabinet 100, asshown in FIGS. 9 and 10 (and the bracket member is in one of thepositions shown in FIGS. 5A and 5B and in FIGS. 7A and 7B ). By way ofexample and not limitation, the track 12 may be positioned a selectedaverage distance from the front surface 116 to cause the front displaysurface 132 of the electronic display device 130 to be between aboutzero centimeters (0 cm.) and about thirteen centimeters (13.0 cm.) fromthe front surface 116 when the electronic display device 130 is orientedtowards the front of the cabinet 100. More particularly, the track 12may be positioned a selected average distance from the front surface 116to cause the front display surface 132 of the electronic display device130 to project outwardly from the front surface 116 by a distance ofbetween about five centimeters (5.0 cm.) and about thirteen centimeters(13.0 in.) when the electronic display device 130 is oriented towardsthe front of the cabinet 100.

The track 12 may be provided with a selected length, and may bepositioned on the bottom surface 114 such that a predetermined distanceis provided between the lateral side surfaces 118 and each of the firstlongitudinal end 18A and the second longitudinal end 18B of the track,respectively. The predetermined distance may be selected to cause afront display surface 132 of the electronic display device 130 to bedisposed within a certain, preselected distance from the lateral sidesurfaces 118 when the electronic display device 130 is moved to therespective longitudinal ends 18A, 18B of the track 12 and orientedtowards the respective sides of the cabinet 100, as shown in FIG. 11(and the bracket member is in one of the positions shown in FIGS. 6A and6B and in FIGS. 8A and 8B). By way of example and not limitation, thepredetermined distance may be selected to cause a front display surface132 of the electronic display device 130 to be between about zerocentimeters (0 cm.) and about thirteen centimeters (13.0 cm.) from thelateral side surfaces 118 when the electronic display device 130 ismoved to the respective longitudinal ends 18A, 18B of the track 12 andoriented towards the respective sides of the cabinet 100. Moreparticularly, the predetermined distance may be selected to cause afront display surface 132 of the electronic display device 130 toproject outward from the lateral side surfaces 118 by a distance ofbetween about five centimeters (5.0 cm.) and about thirteen centimeters(13.0 in.) when the electronic display device 130 is moved to therespective longitudinal ends 18A, 18B of the track 12 and orientedtowards the respective sides of the cabinet 100.

In the configuration described above, by employing embodiments ofmounting devices of the present invention, the electronic display device130 may be moved to any number of positions along a length of thecabinet below the front surface 116, and can be positioned to face tothe front of the cabinet 100 or to the lateral sides of the cabinet 100.

In some embodiments, the cabinet 100 may further include one or moreadditional storage compartments 122 disposed between the upper portion104 and the lower portion 102 of the cabinet 100. A front surface 124 ofthe one or more additional storage compartments 122 may be recessedrelative to the front surface 116 of the upper portion 104 of thecabinet 100 to provide space for the mounting device 10 and theelectronic display device 130 below the upper portion 104 of the cabinet100 and in front of the one or more additional storage compartments 122.Although the electronic display device 130 may impede access to theadditional storage compartments 122 when the electronic display device130 is positioned directly in front thereof, the mounting device 10enables the electronic display device 130 to be moved out of the way ofthe additional storage compartments 122 to enable access thereto whennecessary or desirable. More specifically, the mounting device 10enables the electronic display device 130, which may be pivotablycoupled thereto, to be rotated or pivoted such that underlying features,such as the storage compartments 122, may be readily accessed oradjusted by a user.

Embodiments of cabinets of the present invention, such as the cabinet100 previously described herein with reference to FIGS. 9 through 11,may find particular utility in offices for the health professionals,such as, for example, medical and dental offices. It is often necessaryor desirable to provide a cabinet within such an office to store medicalor dental supplies and equipment, and further to provide a convenientplace for the mounting of an electronic display device.

While the present invention has been described herein with respect tocertain preferred embodiments, those of ordinary skill in the art willrecognize and appreciate that it is not so limited. Rather, manyadditions, deletions and modifications to the preferred embodiments maybe made without departing from the scope of the invention as hereinafterclaimed. In addition, features from one embodiment may be combined withfeatures of another embodiment while still being encompassed within thescope of the invention as contemplated by the inventors.

1. A mounting device for mounting an electronic display to a surface,comprising: an elongated track or rail disposed in a plane; a guidemember coupled to the elongated track or rail, the guide member beingslidable along a length of the elongated track generally parallel to theplane; and a bracket member attached to the guide member on a sidethereof opposite the elongated track or rail, the bracket membercomprising: a first portion extending laterally from the guide member,the first portion extending between a first end and a second end, thefirst end being rotatably coupled to the guide member; and a secondportion pivotably coupled to the second end of the first portion, thesecond portion configured for attachment to an electronic displaydevice.
 2. The mounting device of claim 1, wherein the first portion andthe second portion of the bracket member are generally disposed withinan additional plane oriented generally perpendicular to the plane inwhich the elongated track or rail is disposed.
 3. The mounting device ofclaim 2, wherein the first portion of the bracket member is rotatablethrough at least one-hundred and eighty degrees relative to theelongated track or rail.
 4. The mounting device of claim 3, wherein thefirst portion of the bracket member is rotatable to a first position inwhich the elongated track or rail is disposed generally within theadditional plane.
 5. The mounting device of claim 4, wherein the firstportion of the bracket member is rotatable through the at least onehundred and eighty degrees to a second position in which the elongatedtrack or rail is disposed generally within the additional plane.
 6. Acabinet, comprising: a front surface; a first side surface intersectingthe front surface; and at least one bottom surface intersecting thefront surface and the first side surface, the at least one bottomsurface being at least substantially planar; and a mounting device formounting an electronic display device to the at least one bottomsurface, comprising: an elongated track or rail attached to the at leastone bottom surface; a guide member coupled to the elongated track orrail, the guide member being slidable along a length of the elongatedtrack or rail parallel to the at least one bottom surface; and a bracketmember attached to the guide member on a side thereof opposite theelongated track or rail, the bracket member comprising: a first portionextending laterally from the guide member, the first portion extendingbetween a first end and a second end, the first end being rotatablycoupled to the guide member; and a second portion pivotably coupled tothe second end of the first portion, the second portion configured forattachment to an electronic display device.
 7. The cabinet of claim 6,further comprising an electronic display device attached to the secondportion of the bracket member.
 8. The cabinet of claim 7, wherein thefirst portion of the bracket member is rotatable to a first position inwhich a front display surface of the electronic display device isdisposed within a plane oriented at least generally parallel to thefirst side surface.
 9. The cabinet of claim 8, wherein a shortestdistance between the first side surface and the plane in which the frontdisplay surface of the electronic display device is disposed is aboutthirteen centimeters (13.0 cm) or less when the first portion of thebracket member is in the first position and the guide member is disposedat a first end of the elongated track or rail.
 10. The cabinet of claim8, wherein the first portion of the bracket member is rotatable from thefirst position to a second position in which the plane in which thefront display surface of the electronic display device is disposed isoriented at least generally parallel to the at least one front surface.11. The cabinet of claim 10, wherein a shortest distance between thefront surface and the plane in which the front display surface of theelectronic display device is disposed is about thirteen centimeters(13.0 cm) or less when the first portion of the bracket member is in thesecond position and the guide member is disposed anywhere along theelongated track or rail.
 12. The cabinet of claim 10, wherein thecabinet further comprises a second side surface intersecting the frontsurface on a side of the front surface opposite the first side surface,and wherein the first portion of the bracket member is rotatable fromthe second position to a third position in which the plane in which thefront display surface of the electronic display device is disposed isoriented at least generally parallel to the second side surface.
 13. Thecabinet of claim 12, wherein a shortest distance between the second sidesurface and the plane in which the front display surface of theelectronic display device is disposed is about thirteen centimeters(13.0) or less when the first portion of the bracket member is in thethird position and the guide member is disposed at a second end of theelongated track or rail opposite the first end of the elongated track orrail.
 14. A method of mounting an electronic display device to acabinet, comprising: attaching an elongated track or rail to a bottomsurface of at least a portion of a cabinet having a front surface and atleast one lateral side surface; coupling a guide member to the elongatedtrack or rail; configuring the elongated track or rail and the guidemember to enable the guide member to slide along the elongated track orrail; coupling a first portion of a bracket member to the guide memberon a side thereof opposite the elongated track or rail; configuring theguide member and the first portion of the bracket member to enable thefirst portion of the bracket member to rotate relative to the guidemember; and attaching an electronic display device to a second portionof the bracket member.
 15. The method of claim 14, further comprisingattaching the second portion of the bracket member to the first portionof the bracket member with a pivot joint.
 16. The method of claim 14,further comprising forming the first portion of the bracket member andthe guide member to enable the first portion of the bracket member torotate to a first position in which a front display surface of theelectronic display device is disposed within a plane oriented at leastgenerally parallel to the at least one lateral side surface.
 17. Thecabinet of claim 16, further comprising positioning the elongated trackor rail on the bottom surface at a location causing a shortest distancebetween the at least one lateral side surface and the plane in which thefront display surface of the electronic display device is disposed to beabout thirteen centimeters (13.0 cm) or less when the first portion ofthe bracket member is in the first position and the guide member isdisposed at a first longitudinal end of the elongated track or rail. 18.The method of claim 17, further comprising forming the first portion ofthe bracket member and the guide member to enable the first portion ofthe bracket member to rotate from the first position to a secondposition in which the plane in which the front display surface of theelectronic display device is disposed is oriented at least generallyparallel to the front surface.
 19. The method of claim 18, furthercomprising positioning the elongated track or rail on the bottom surfaceat a location causing a shortest distance between the front surface andthe plane in which the front display surface of the electronic displaydevice is disposed to be about thirteen centimeters (13.0 cm) or lesswhen the first portion of the bracket member is in the second positionand the guide member is disposed anywhere along the elongated track orrail.